Police in the Netherlands have arrested three people linked to a heist that saw thieves blow open a museum door with explosives before stealing four priceless ancient artifacts.

Police and the public prosecution office have released the names and photos of two of the suspects in connection with last weekend’s gold robbery at the Drents Museum in Assen. It is not normal procedure in the Netherlands to reveal the identity of suspects who have not yet been charged for reasons of privacy.

Dutch authorities have arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania.

The main artefact stolen from the Drents museum was the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania. View on euronews

Robbers used explosives to break into the Drents Museum in Assen over the weekend and nab three antique bracelets and a 2,500-year-old gold helmet.

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The police have issued several photographs of a man they want to interview in connection with last weekend’s gold heist in Assen. The man, wearing glasses and a baseball cap, was seen in a DIY store in Assen on the previous Thursday,

Dutch authorities are desperately investigating a major art heist of a millenia-old golden helmet from an ancient civilization in current-day Romania.

These days, heists are few and far between. Gone are the days when you could step onto an airplane and jump out of the tail section with a parachute and $200,000 in cash. However, the recent theft of a priceless golden artifact from a Dutch museum seems to signal that heists could be coming back in style.

The Drents Museum in Assen has been the victim of a spectacular theft. Thieves used explosives to steal priceless artifacts, including a 2,500-year-old Dacian golden helmet and three gold bracelets. The investigation,

Thieves just blew up a door at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands to steal ancient artifacts, including the 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti.